Indeed, those old insurgents, of 1868, are gradually being canonized with crimson death-names, because they neither knew dishonor, no, nor suffered it.
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Death-name
Synonyms for "death-name"
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The priest at that time would give a death-name for the deceased, eventually to be inscribed on a stone monument.
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Most death-names are not actually names but titles, given to persons on the death of a close relative.
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Using death-names instead of usual names is their way to protect the feelings of the bereft (using the name of the dead might arouse sad feelings).
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